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| 2 | [[caption-width-right:350:The best of friends.]] |
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| 4 | ''Nerd & Jock'' is a webcomic written and illustrated by Finnish comic artist Marko Raassina. |
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| 6 | The story follows the aforementioned protagonists, Nerd and Jock, two close friends who live together in the same house. Despite embodying the stereotypes that come with being... well, a nerd and a jock, they manage to form a close friendship that plays off of each other's respective strengths and flaws: Nerd assists Jock with his intelligence, while Jock motivates Nerd to become stronger. |
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| 8 | The webcomic can be read [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/174912558698/nerd-and-jock-ep-1-twitter-instagram-patreon here]], [[https://tapas.io/series/Nerd-and-Jock/info Tapas]] and on [[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/nerd-and-jock/list?title_no=135963 Webtoon]]. The comic strip [[https://t.co/7lYgF6GMRS also has a Patreon]]. The Patreon also hosts ''[[https://www.patreon.com/Markocomics/posts?filters%5Btag%5D=goth+and+tiger Goth and Tiger]]'', a spinoff comic about Olga and Tiger. |
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| 10 | !!''Nerd & Jock'' contains examples of: |
| 11 | * AGodAmI: When Jock [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/650354849465106432/nerd-and-jock-ep-82-twitter-instagram-patreon gets an A+ on a test]], he lets it go to his head a bit. |
| 12 | * AmazonianBeauty: It doesn't show all the time, but [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/ae7dfeca40be2c567e709ea278fcbce0/e2273f62835b848f-f7/s1280x1920/9e6313435289d60c95733340a63b0e18105622b0.png Tiger is jacked]]. |
| 13 | * AlphaBitch: Queen makes her character known with the fact that she attempts to force Nerd to be her boyfriend in spite of him already being in a relationship with Tiger. She is also shown to believe she can just buy him off of Tiger, thinking it to be the same as [[RichInDollarsPoorInSense buying seven purses]]. |
| 14 | * AmusingInjuries: Jock has accidentally subjected Nerd to a couple of these painlessly, such as [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/643837125695045632/nerd-and-jock-ep-74-twitter-instagram-patreon flattening him with a massage]] or [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/635590632425062400/nerd-and-jock-ep-72-twitter-instagram-patreon stretching his arms so he can reach the high bar]]. |
| 15 | * BaitAndSwitch: The staple of the humor for the series in the early years is that it plays off of Nerd and Jocks' odd friendship. The setup was always that Jock would act threatening or otherwise make a stereotypically masculine move towards Nerd, but the reveal would be that the Jock would actually need Nerds' help in some way. This was phased out completely once their characters were fully established as best friends and later strips play with expectations in different ways instead (Nerd getting a miniature rock as a Halloween treat, and out pops a miniature Dwayne Johnson, [[BigRedDevil Zenetreus The Eternal]] being summoned by Stalker Girl for fashion advice despite initially being mad about the call, or Nerd attempting to cook Jock and Olga a meal while at a restaurant, and the owner is okay with it as he doesn't have to pay him). |
| 16 | * TheBigDamnKiss: |
| 17 | ** [[spoiler:Jock kissing Olga in [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/678713703692140544/nerd-and-jock-ep-133-twitter-instagram-patreon Episode 133]].]] |
| 18 | ** [[spoiler:Tiger kisses Nerd in [[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/nerd-and-jock/nerd-and-jock-ep-185/viewer?title_no=135963&episode_no=185 Episode 185]].]] |
| 19 | * BigGuyLittleGuy: Jock is a tall, muscular TopHeavyGuy; Nerd comes up to his belly and can [[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/nerd-and-jock/nerd-and-jock-ep-148/viewer?title_no=135963&episode_no=148 wear outfits meant for cats.]] |
| 20 | * BiggerThanJesus: [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/673096566100377600/nerd-and-jock-ep-123-twitter-instagram-patreon In episode 123]], Olga claims Jock and Nerd's unboxing channel will be this soon enough. Jock replies that he already is this, [[LiteralMinded assuming this was referencing physical size]], followed by a cutaway to Jesus working out in Heaven, saying "Not for long, my child." |
| 21 | * BlackBeadEyes: The cast has this for their eyes, the exception being Nerd who has EyeGlasses instead. The exception is when anyone is shocked, in which case the eyes become more traditionally filled in, such as when [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/675090263805444096/nerd-and-jock-ep-127-if-you-want-to-know-what Nerd plays some "Black Metal" on a guitar at an Italian restaurant and Olga and Jock are initially surprised by it.]] |
| 22 | * BlindWithoutEm: Nerd tries taking off his glasses to "unleash his true power", but all that happens is he can't see. |
| 23 | * BookDumb: Jock struggles with school, but is an insightful and surprisingly philosophical person when the situation calls for it. [[https://twitter.com/MarkoRaassina/status/1477294004349939719?t=j898prvAgRV0zpU3MlISGQ&s=19 He's at his most insightful when it comes to working out.]] |
| 24 | * BrickJoke: In [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/665663869190062080/nerd-and-jock-ep-109-twitter-instagram-patreon 109]], it's revealed that Jock is afraid of Ghosts because they're the only monster you can't drop kick. A few pages later in [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/666479096717606912/nerd-and-jock-ep-111-happy-halloween-everybody 111]], Jock gets spooked by Nerd and Olga in their Halloween costumes - his first instinct being to dropkick Nerd (dressed as [[Franchise/{{Hellraiser}} Pinhead]]) while he just about has a heart attack from seeing Olga dressed as [[Film/TheRing Sadako]]. |
| 25 | * CannotSpitItOut: Jock and [[spoiler:Tiger]] have the same "babbling in shock" behaviour when looking at Olga and Nerd respectively, and an entire arc is formed around [[spoiler:Tiger]] trying to confess her love for Nerd, but failing due to her reputation preceding her (having a scary name, being a bully). |
| 26 | * ChickMagnet: Nerd becomes one when [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/650626672750706688/nerd-and-jock-ep-83-twitter-instagram-patreon Jock gives him a makeover]]. Jock in episode 245 wonders why he doesn't have more girls interested in him, only for Olga to reveal that he does, but she "takes care of them" when he's not looking. |
| 27 | * ClarkKenting: Nerd usually has a typically scrawny geek physique, even when only wearing swim trunks. Later strips show that he can flex at will and instantly become jacked, (even after though it’s established that he does train in the gym to achieve this). |
| 28 | * ClothingDamage: In [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/630242397745512448/nerd-and-jock-ep-69-twitter-instagram-patreon Episode 69]], Nerd flexes and his shirt explodes, showing how much he's progressed with exercise. Jock warns against doing this too often, so as not to ruin all his shirts. |
| 29 | * ComicallyMissingThePoint: When Jock finds [[spoiler:Stalker Girl about to sacrifice Nerd to an eldritch being]], the first thing he notices is the StalkerShrine full of photos of him (and he doesn't even realize it's a stalker shrine). |
| 30 | * CordonBleughChef: Ziz-zagged with Jock. He's a decent enough cook, although his idea of making soup involves adding scoops of protein powder which according to Nerd makes it taste really weird. |
| 31 | * CuddleBug: Jock loves to glomp Nerd whenever he gets the chance. One strip has nerd claim that Jock’s chest day at the gym is to enhance his hugs. |
| 32 | * DumbMuscle: Subverted with Jock, who appears as a simple-minded bodybuilder when next to the intelligent Nerd, but is capable of introspective and thoughtful moments that imply a deeper personality. He's even aware of the trope, too, and wishes he was smart as Nerd since physical strength can only get someone so far. |
| 33 | * EasilyForgiven: Both Jock and Nerd forgive Stalker Girl for [[spoiler:trying to sacrifice Nerd to an eldritch being so she could have Jock all to herself.]] |
| 34 | * EatingTheEyeCandy: Olga does this frequently to Jock during a beach visit. |
| 35 | * EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Olga the Stalker Girl. She has a creepy demeanor, her skin is paler than Jock and Nerds' skin, and she has black hair longer than she is tall, with a few stray strands sticking out for extra eerieness. |
| 36 | * EveryScarHasAStory: Subverted. Jock is telling Nerd the story of why he's afraid of cats, but it turns out what traumatized him was the cat farting on him, not clawing him. He just wanted to show off his scar. |
| 37 | * EyePop: |
| 38 | ** Nerd does this when Jock gives him a SmackOnTheBack for luck. Jock does the same when he sees Stalker Girl putting on a spiked glove to slap ''his'' back. |
| 39 | ** Happens again when [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/653163436223643648/nerd-and-jock-ep-89-twitter-instagram-patreon Nerd somehow manages to turn a grape into a butterfly]]. |
| 40 | ** The sight of Nerd's sand sculpture makes Jock and Olga's eyes [[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/nerd-and-jock/nerd-and-jock-ep-152/viewer?title_no=135963&episode_no=152 bug out]] so hard that Olga's sunglasses shatter. |
| 41 | * FieryRedhead: Tiger, introduced in [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/700638723764846592/nerd-and-jock-ep-172-new-arc-starts-here-twitter Episode 172,]] makes it clear from [[EstablishingCharacterMoment her first panel]] that she's as fiery as they get, making her debut standing [[AtopAMountainOfCorpses Atop A Mountain Of]] [[DownplayedTrope Beaten Up Guys]], sporting an angry scowl, spiked punk clothing, and a messy mop of knee-length orange hair. |
| 42 | * FriendVersusLover: |
| 43 | ** Stalker Girl Olga initially was this with Nerd's presence in regards to her and Jock, (who is oblivious about this). After she becomes friends with them, she only shows occasional annoyance at worst. Subverted with Nerd, who is genuinely happy and supportive of her and Jock. |
| 44 | ** Later on, both Jock and [[spoiler:Tiger]] get into this trope regarding Nerd. |
| 45 | * FrivolousSummoning: In [[https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/nerd-and-jock/nerd-and-jock-ep-117 strip 117]], Olga summons a demon called Zenetreus the Eternal so he can give her fashion advice. Zenetreus is surprisingly happy about being summoned for that. |
| 46 | * FunnyBackgroundEvent: In episode 171, the horror movie Jock and Olga are watching can be seen in the background. A cloaked, masked killer is about to stab a woman, but the woman takes off her head to reveal an identical mask underneath. The killer takes off their mask to reveal that it's the woman, then the masked woman start chasing the cloaked woman with a knife. |
| 47 | * FutureBadass: According to [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/184251106713/nerd-and-jock-ep-52-twitter-instagram Episode 52,]] both Nerd and Jock will become these in order to fight the M87* black hole. |
| 48 | * GeekPhysiques: |
| 49 | ** Nerd is very skinny and short next to the hulking, muscular jock, which he's trying to subvert by taking up weightlifting and exercising. Jock supports him wholeheartedly. |
| 50 | ** Sometimes {{averted|Trope}} as Nerd does workout with Jock and his ClarkKentOutfit simply hides his physique. See the ClothingDamage entry for example. |
| 51 | * GenderBentAlternateUniverse: One of the many alternate universes Nerd and Jock witness in the multiverse room. Jock is unimpressed with his DistaffCounterpart having smaller pecs than he does. |
| 52 | * GenreMashup: [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/182607430328/nerd-and-jock-ep-43-twitter-instagram Nerd and Jock's band]] is yodeling metal. |
| 53 | * GivenNameReveal: [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/648361080352096256/nerd-and-jock-ep-81-twitter-instagram-patreon Episode 81]] reveals Stalker Girl's real name is Olga. |
| 54 | * HisNameReallyIsBarkeep: So far, Nerd has only been referred to as such, while Jock has an implied first and last name (Eustance being his middle name, according to Episode 121). |
| 55 | * HurricaneOfPuns: Episode 211 is all this from the moment Jock catches an incredibly jacked fish using bait with protein and creatine, to Nerd's exasperation. [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/724099401230041088/nerd-and-jock-ep-211twitter-instagram-patreon Observe.]] |
| 56 | * IGotARock: [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/633422270549917696/nerd-and-jock-ep-70-happy-halloween-twitter Nerd gets one on Halloween.]] It turns out to be a miniature Wrestling/DwayneJohnson, though. |
| 57 | * INeedToGoIronMyDog: Tiger, [[spoiler:still embarrassed at kissing Nerd attempts to get out of sitting with Olga, Jock and Nerd [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/712506686817157120/nerd-and-jock-ep-189-twitter-instagram-patreon by claiming she left the sink on.]]]] |
| 58 | * InCaseOfXBreakGlass: In episode 235, Olga has an emergency "In case of [angry Tiger] break glass" with Nerd stashed in it, which she uses to calm Tiger down after she lost at a fighting game. |
| 59 | * IrislessEyeMaskOfMystery: [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/616660469785198592/happy-national-super-hero-day-nerd-and-jock-have Nerdman and Jockboy's costumes]] have these (though the only thing they get to do is rescue a CatUpATree). |
| 60 | * JerkJock: {{Subverted|Trope}} with Jock. Part of the comic's RunningGag is that whenever it looks like Jock is going to torment Nerd, [[BaitAndSwitch it turns out he's actually doing something nice for him instead]]. Examples include putting a statue of Nerd in Nerd's locker, approaching him for help on a math problem, borrowing his money to get lunch for both of them, asking if the shirt Nerd wears is made by his mom but being very respectful about it and giving him a "swirlie" (ice cream). The gag is mostly dropped later in the series as Nerd and Jock are consistently shown to be best friends. |
| 61 | * KidsPreferBoxes: [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/652891663091597312/nerd-and-jock-ep-88-twitter-instagram-patreon Jock can be childish sometimes]] (though in that comic Nerd is comparing him to a cat). |
| 62 | * KissTheCookApron: Jock wears a "Kiss the Jock" apron when grilling in [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/174912873518/nerd-and-jock-ep-3-twitter-instagram-patreon Episode 3]]. |
| 63 | * KungFuJesus: He's not quite there yet, [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/673096566100377600/nerd-and-jock-ep-123-twitter-instagram-patreon but He's working on it.]] |
| 64 | * LeaningOnTheFourthWall: [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/663489850048200704/nerd-and-jock-ep-105-this-comic-was-made-in-collab Strip 105]] has Jock make a comic on a drawing tablet about a geek and an athlete being friends, and Nerd states that it's a good idea. |
| 65 | * LimitedWardrobe: Nerd and Jock are almost always seen in their orange sweater and red t-shirt, respectively. |
| 66 | * LiteralMetaphor: [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/671284515147235328/nerd-and-jock-ep-120-twitter-instagram-patreon Episode 120]] has Nerd rolling out, which is him cartwheeling away from Jock and Olga. |
| 67 | * LovableJock: Jock is one of the most lovable examples in fiction. He shares a close friendship with Nerd and is generally very supportive of him, even helping him with exercising and weightlifting. In early strips he seemed to be a bully at first, [[BaitAndSwitch but it always turned out he wasn't]]. |
| 68 | * LovingBully: Downplayed with Tiger. While she has a MASSIVE crush on Nerd and is infamous as the School Bully, she never directly harms him in any way; however, all of her attempts at telling Nerd about her feelings for him backfire and come off as acts of aggression from Nerd's perspective due to her massive strength, reputation, and general awkwardness. |
| 69 | * MeetCute: Hilariously parodied with Tiger's introduction. She has beaten up a bunch of punks and tries to pick a fight with Jock only for Nerd to defend him, sending her stomping off. Not because Nerd was intimidating as he seems to think, but because she found him so cute that she didn't know how to deal with him. |
| 70 | * MistakenForGay: At one point, Olga says that Nerd is getting in the way of her and Jock's love. Jock gets confused, then Nerd explains to him that the comments make it obvious what she's referring to. |
| 71 | * MistakenForUndead: Jock is convinced that Stalker Girl is a ghost or a vampire, or possibly even a werewolf. |
| 72 | * MundaneUtility: Nerd has a beastly computer that's powerful enough to run any game at 4K, 60fps, and in VR, but uses it to play Solitaire. |
| 73 | * MurderTheHypotenuse: [[spoiler:Attempted by Xarhuul, who tries dropping a small asteroid on Tiger after she's accepted into the friend group and gotten closer to entering a relationship with Nerd. Xarhuul missed, and Tiger just wrote it off as one of her many enemies trying to start things]]. |
| 74 | * MyGodYouAreSerious: Jock claims that he wears his blue cap all the time because it's his PowerLimiter for his "real power". Nerd doesn't believe him and takes off the cap, [[spoiler:resulting in Jock revealing his true form as a PhysicalGod]]. |
| 75 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Nerd fits into cat costumes, which has Olga and Jock take photo's of him, [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/688041671377715200/nerd-and-jock-ep-148-twitter-instagram-patreon much to his increasing embarrassment]]. |
| 76 | * NerdsAreSexy: Tiger has a huge crush on Nerd, to the point that anything he does that is slightly cute makes her blush, and anything hot (such as him taking his top off) completely impedes her ability to think. |
| 77 | * NeverBareheaded: Jock is never seen without his blue cap, just as Nerd is never seen without his glasses ([[BlindWithoutEm though he has good reasons not to be]]). This gets discussed in [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/182805326718/nerd-and-jock-ep-44-twitter-instagram-patreon Episode 44]], where Nerd thinks he's covering a bald spot, but Jock says the cap is his PowerLimiter. Nerd doesn't believe it and takes off Jock's cap despite the latter's protests, [[spoiler:and discovers that Jock wasn't kidding, as he becomes a godlike being when the cap's off]]. |
| 78 | * NiceGuy: Jock is always more than eager to cheer anybody up, and Nerd is always happy to help anybody out. Olga and Tiger also become this after their RelationshipUpgrade with the two protagonists, with their respective {{Yandere}} and {{Tsundere}} sides being downplayed. |
| 79 | * TheNoseless: None of the characters have noses. |
| 80 | * NotAMorningPerson: While Nerd wakes up at 5:30 and has a whole routine, Jock sleeps in until just before noon and wakes up still groggy. |
| 81 | * OlderThanTheyLook: Nerd looks like a 10-year-old, but is shown to go to the same school as Jock goes to. One of the alternative universes they see has him look more like his age. |
| 82 | * OutsideContextProblem: Nerd spends much of Episodes 124 - 130 making sure Jock's date with Olga goes well... only for aliens to open a portal and invade the beach they're on. |
| 83 | * PalsWithJesus: Jock is on speaking terms with Christ, and apparently they have flex offs and talk about theology with one another. |
| 84 | * PatheticDroopingWeapon: In [[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/nerd-and-jock/nerd-and-jock-ep-205/viewer?title_no=135963&episode_no=205 Episode 205]], Jock is prepared to surprise his friend Nerd in a water gun battle with a water minigun, but then Nerd shows up in a giant water gun mecha, causing both him and his gun to do an EyePop, followed by the minigun barrels going limp. |
| 85 | * PaperThinDisguise: Thinking something will go wrong during Jock and Olga's date, Nerd poses as a waiter by putting on an apron and a mustache he ripped off from another restaurant patron. Jock falls for the disguise completely, while Olga sees right through it but thinks it's cute that Nerd cares so much, and that it's cuter that Jock is "playing along". |
| 86 | * PassThePopcorn: Jock's reaction to [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/696920425037496320/nerd-and-jock-ep-166-twitter-instagram-patreon seeing Olga wrestle his sleep paralysis demon]] is to tell Nerd to get popcorn. |
| 87 | * PhysicalGod: Arguably, [[spoiler:Jock's true form. Nerd discovers that if his blue cap is off, he transforms into a muscular, godlike being with a ThirdEye on his forehead, radiating arcs of power from his mere presence]]. |
| 88 | * PoorCommunicationKills: A running gag in the storyline where [[spoiler:Tiger falls in love with Nerd and attempts to confess her feelings to him is that all of the hints of her being in love with Nerd are misinterpreted by the others as her ''hating'' him due to their reputation.]] |
| 89 | * PosterGalleryBedroom: In an early strip, we see that Nerd has a bookcase full of thick volumes, a poster of ''Attack on Titan'', and figurines for ''Sailor Moon'', ''One-Punch Man'' and ''Overwatch''. |
| 90 | * ProductPlacement: [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/190773010933/nerd-and-jock-inspiration-is-always-nearby-i Episode 63]] and [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/663489850048200704/nerd-and-jock-ep-105-this-comic-was-made-in-collab Episode 105]] are sponsored by Huion, and both feature the boys using a Huion tablet to draw. |
| 91 | * PleaseSubscribeToOurChannel: Used at the end of [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/668747817175662592/nerd-and-jock-ep-115-twitter-instagram-patreon Episode 115]] to distract from the literal pandora's box they just opened. |
| 92 | * PuffOfLogic: Nerd's glasses stay on unconsciously due to the comic's lack of visible ears. [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/642568292159143936/nerd-and-jock-ep-73-twitter-instagram-patreon If he thinks about how they stay on, they fall off.]] Jock uses some chewing gum to act as a workaround for that. |
| 93 | * SchmuckBait: [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/182137797943/nerd-and-jock-ep-40-multiverse-room-part-13 A door that says "Do not enter" and "Do not touch anything".]] |
| 94 | * SkewedPriorities: [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/673459088934535168/nerd-and-jock-ep-124-twitter-instagram-patreon Episode 124]] has Olga upset annoyed at Jock thinking about "Dinosaurs but they're linebackers". |
| 95 | * SecretHandshake: Nerd and Jock have quite an intricate and elaborate one, seen in [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/658418440479096832/nerd-and-jock-ep-97-twitter-instagram-patreon Episode 97]]. With a friendship like theirs, a normal fist bump isn't epic enough. |
| 96 | * SelfParody: [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/663489850048200704/nerd-and-jock-ep-105-this-comic-was-made-in-collab Jock's comic "Ned and Jack", about a geek and an athlete.]] |
| 97 | * SheCleansUpNicely: When Olga shows up for her date, Jock promptly turns into [[GibberishOfLove a gibbering mess]]. |
| 98 | * ShipperOnDeck: Olga, the second she sees [[spoiler:Tiger kiss Nerd]], is fully on board trying to get them together. Both Jock and Olga [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/714495959971872768/nerd-and-jock-ep-192-twitter-instagram-patreon a few comic strips later]] try to unsubtly hang around while they talk about what happened. |
| 99 | * TheShortGuyWithGlasses: Nerd is the shortest member of the cast, and wears glasses. |
| 100 | * ShoutOut: |
| 101 | ** In [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/174914407433/nerd-and-jock-ep-4-twitter-instagram-patreon Episode 4]], Nerd has an ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' poster in his room. He also has a Sailor Moon figure, along with one of [[Webcomic/OnePunchMan Saitama]] and [[VideoGame/{{Overwatch}} Tracer]]. |
| 102 | ** In [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/175191513793/nerd-and-jock-ep-17-twitter-instagram-patreon Episode 17]], Jock has just finished reading ''Literature/TheEgyptian'' and wants to discuss it with Nerd. |
| 103 | ** The song Nerd and Jock sing while cleaning up their house in [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/180207178373/nerd-and-jock-ep-35-twitter-instagram-patreon Episode 35]] is "[[Music/SpiceGirls Wannabe]]". |
| 104 | ** In [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/180588349603/nerd-and-jock-ep-36-this-is-going-to-be-slightly Episode 36]], Nerd says he's watching ''Series/TheWalkingDead'', but his screen shows ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. |
| 105 | ** In [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/181870755973/nerd-and-jock-ep-39-last-episode-of-this-nerd-is Episode 39]], when both of them are sick, the TV is playing the theme song for ''Anime/SailorMoon''. |
| 106 | ** In [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/182245617358/nerd-and-jock-ep-41-multiverse-room-part-23 Episode 41]], one of the multiverses shows their alternate universe equivalents as WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty (though surprisingly Jock is Rick). Nerd says "I guess [[MemeticMutation only people with superior intelligence can understand these fellows.]]" Another universe shows them as the [[Franchise/StarWars Millennium Falcon and an X-Wing]]. |
| 107 | ** [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/184943200378/nerd-and-jock-ep-55-twitter-instagram-patreon In Episode 55]], when Nerd discovers Stalker Girl's StalkerShrine, he says "[[Franchise/{{Batman}} Holy dramatic sound effect playing in my head!]]" |
| 108 | ** Olga has done the [[Literature/HarryPotter Sorting Hat]] quiz a dozen times [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/185176293933/nerd-and-jock-ep-56-twitter-instagram-patreon and was only sorted into Slytherin 2/3 of the time]]. |
| 109 | ** In [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/633422270549917696/nerd-and-jock-ep-70-happy-halloween-twitter Episode 70]], Jock and Nerd dress as [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Thor and Loki]], respectively. |
| 110 | ** Jock plays [[WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends Thomas the Tank Engine]] in [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/651261211599601664/nerd-and-jock-ep-85-twitter-instagram-patreon their D&D game]]. |
| 111 | ** Jock's ImagineSpot of "[[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/656065249362001920/nerd-and-jock-ep-94-twitter-instagram-patreon Jockhalla]]" evokes ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}''. |
| 112 | ** [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason]] shows up to Jock and Nerd's campfire in [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/659414424251170816/nerd-and-jock-ep-99-happy-friday-the-13th-twitter Episode 99]]. |
| 113 | ** In [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/666479096717606912/nerd-and-jock-ep-111-happy-halloween-everybody Episode 111]], Nerd dresses as [[Film/{{Hellraiser}} Pinhead]] for Halloween, while Stalker Girl goes as [[Film/TheRing Sadako]]. |
| 114 | ** In [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/672825303372038144/nerd-and-jock-ep-122-twitter-instagram-patreon Episode 122]], the Luigi's Pizza parlour sign Olga and Jock walk under has a subtitle text of [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros "not the plumber"]]. |
| 115 | * SleepParalysisCreature: Jock has a female sleep paralysis demon who plays a role in an arc from Episodes 163 to 168. She resembles a shriveled up corpse and only communicates in hissing sounds. Olga attacks her, both to [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend protect Jock]] and because [[{{Yandere}} she's not sharing her man]]. After being kicked out, Nerd offers her to be his sleep paralysis demon for the night. |
| 116 | * SmackOnTheBack: Episodes 80 and 81 focus on this trope. [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/648180193745371136/nerd-and-jock-ep-80-twitter-instagram-patreon Episode 80,]] Jock gives a big one to Nerd to get his spirits up for the test, and Nerd tries to reciprocate but isn't strong enough to make a back-slap with any real impact. Nerd gets an A+, but Jock gets an F. [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/648361080352096256/nerd-and-jock-ep-81-twitter-instagram-patreon Episode 81,]] to encourage Jock on the re-test, Nerd hires Olga the Stalker Girl to perform the slap, as she's the slapping champion of the school, probably due to her slapping with a spiked glove. |
| 117 | * SmashCut: [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/673096566100377600/nerd-and-jock-ep-123-twitter-instagram-patreon Episode 123]] has Jock claim he's bigger than Jesus (for context, he's referring to his muscles' definition), and the final panel cuts to Jesus pumping iron. |
| 118 | * SpiderSense: [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/662040747794710528/nerd-and-jock-ep-103-twitter-instagram-patreon Jock can sense when Nerd is feeling down.]] |
| 119 | * SpontaneousMustache: Played with. [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/625258337381105664/nerd-and-jock-ep-67-twitter-instagram-patreon Jock pulls a long beard and mustache out of Nerd's face, somehow.]] |
| 120 | * StalkerWithACrush: Olga the Stalker Girl, a {{goth}} woman who is obsessed with Jock but hates Nerd. She has a StalkerShrine too. [[spoiler:Xarhuul, the eldritch being Olga worships, has a similar crush on Nerd.]] |
| 121 | * StereotypicalNerd: The aforementioned Nerd is a nerd, being a very intelligent and adorable-looking kid who is also an {{Otaku}} who collects action figures and watches anime. [[GeekPhysiques He's also quite scrawny and physically weak]], something he occasionally mulls over, which is why he took up weight-lifting. |
| 122 | * StrangelySpecificHoroscope: [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/671918662885769216/nerd-and-jock-ep-121-twitter-instagram-patreon Episode 121]] has Nerd checking out his horoscope while he's alone due to Jock being on a date with Olga. His horoscope reads "Today something catastrophic will happen to your friend Jock!" Nerd brushes this off saying there must be plenty of Jocks in the world, only to continue reading the horoscope and it having a photo of Jock as well as his phone number, full name, blood type, shoe size and favourite farm animal. This was enough to spring Nerd into action, despite not believing in horoscopes. |
| 123 | * StringyHairedGhostGirl: Olga the Stalker Girl evokes this trope's imagery, but this trope is subverted as she is alive (though Jock isn't completely sure about that). |
| 124 | * SquashedFlat: [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/643837125695045632/nerd-and-jock-ep-74-twitter-instagram-patreon Jock once]] accidentally flattened Nerd while giving him a massage. |
| 125 | * SuddenNameChange: During Jock's first date, his girlfriend was called "Stalker Girl", which wasn't unfitting in a comic where the protagonists are literally called Nerd and Jock. In Stalker Girl's later appearences after the first date, her true name is revealed to be Olga and everyone acts as if it was always her name. |
| 126 | * ThereWasADoor: Jock in [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/662040747794710528/nerd-and-jock-ep-103-twitter-instagram-patreon Episode 103]] as he senses that Nerd is putting himself down and opts to jump out of an airplane and crash into Nerds' room. |
| 127 | * ThinksLikeARomanceNovel: Tiger has no real experience with romance, so all her ideas come from the {{Shojo}} romance manga she reads in private. Unfortunately her attempts at a WallPinOfLove merely scare Nerd, and she ends up having a comical meltdown when she realizes she stole Nerd's SacredFirstKiss. |
| 128 | * TinyGuyHugeGirl: Tiger is madly in love with Nerd, who is about half her height. |
| 129 | * TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Tiger is as tough as they come and dresses and acts very masculine... but she has a soft spot for romance manga. |
| 130 | * TrueCompanions: Nerd & Jock are a textbook example of this. Almost every episode involving the pair has them cheering each other up or helping each other out with an issue. |
| 131 | * {{Tsundere}}: Tiger is quickly revealed to be one for Nerd, aggressively using a punching bag while demanding to know why he’s so cute. |
| 132 | * UnkemptBeauty: Both Olga and Tiger don't put a great deal of effort into their appearance normally, but still look pretty attractive if Jock and Nerd's reactions are any indication. |
| 133 | * UseYourHead: When Nerd tells Jock to do this on a test, he [[LiteralMinded takes it literally]] and smashes his head through the desk. Somehow this gets him an A. |
| 134 | * VagueAge: The main characters' ages are a bit hard to pin down. They live on their own in their respective home and yet they still go to school. It's also not helped by the fact that Nerd looks like a young kid while his friends look like late teenagers or young adults, even though they are all the same age. |
| 135 | * VisualPun: |
| 136 | ** [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/179690800868/nerd-and-jock-ep-33-twitter-instagram-patreon There's a "monster" under Jock's bed.]] |
| 137 | ** When [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/687317190625640448/nerd-and-jock-ep-147-twitter-instagram-patreon Jock uses Nerd as practice for cutting hair]], he goes too far evening it out and shaves his friend bald, after which he finds out Nerd is an ''actual'' egghead. |
| 138 | * WeaksauceWeakness: [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/664124447260852224/nerd-and-jock-ep-107-vampire-story-part-2 The things that stop Nerd from liking being a vampire are his increasingly specific hobbies]], such as swimming in holy water and sunbathing. |
| 139 | * WallPinOfLove: [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/703084702737793024/nerd-and-jock-ep-176-twitter-instagram-patreon Episode 176]] has Tiger try this in an attempt to flirt with Nerd, slamming the wall with enough force to leave cracks. Unfortunately, Nerd becomes distressed by the loud noise made by that slam. |
| 140 | * WhatAreRecords: [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/175375143663/nerd-and-jock-ep-23-twitter-instagram Jock is unfamiliar with printed media]], despite using it in school. |
| 141 | * WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Jock is afraid of cats, [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/187466458153/new-arc-called-jocks-fear-this-is-going-to-be-4 as revealed in Episode 61]], and also stereotypical-looking bedsheet ghosts [[https://nerdandjock-comic.tumblr.com/post/665663869190062080/nerd-and-jock-ep-109-twitter-instagram-patreon as was shown in Episode 109]] |
| 142 | * {{Yandere}}: Olga, ''especially'' in her introductory episodes when she stalks Jock, tries to kill Nerd, has a StalkerShrine, and it's implied she would've drugged Jock had he not fallen asleep himself. She mellows out a bit as the Episodes go on, but it still pops up every now and then, such as when she attacked Jock's sleep paralysis demon out of possessiveness. |
| 143 | * YaoiFangirl: After Olga the Stalker Girl becomes friends with Nerd and Jock, she starts writing Nerd X Jock fanfiction. Jock is confused because he thought that she hated Nerd, but she explains that the world of fanfiction is "complicated". |
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